Supreme Court sets aside A.P. HC order quashing FIRs filed by ACB

Key Highlights

• It directed the ACB to file final reports within six months and not to take any coercive steps against the public servants.
• Further, the Supreme Court also directed the High Court not to entertain any more challenges to the FIRs or pending investigation.
• After the State bifurcation in 2014, the ACB and Criminal Investigation Unit of ACB was functioning from Hyderabad till 2016, after which they were shifted to Vijayawada and functioned as the police stations based on laws in force prior to bifurcation.
• On August 14, 2022, the State government issued a G. O.
• notifying Joint Director, CIU, ACB as police station with jurisdiction for the entire State.